Car structure.



Patented June 11,l 1912.

V. M. SUMMA.

CAR STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JULYIQ, 1910.

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? Gitane VLLCTOR M. SUMRNI., OF ST. LOUS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TOI ALMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMQPANY, GF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, .A CORPORA TON QF NEW JERSEY.

CAR STRUCTURE.

Specification of Leiters aent,

Patented June 11i, 1912.,

Agplieaiionfie July 19. i910. eral o. 572,773.

ei" i 'c United States, l invenled vermin new :Uni nsefnl msclro 'neri in Cnr i mes of which ille folio-ving full, elevar, and e aciI deseripiiion, su :is will enH able etiiers skilled. in the art lo which it en ertains io make and. Lo lie same, reg-)ermee being had to the ziecompen ing drawings which illustri-te the preieA d form ef lie invention, 'liougn ii` is to be nir ersood that tim invention i nei limited to t? e eriree det-miie of construction shown il; is obvious dei various voi will or ires fne. present inve fing broken s .A raken il of Fig;

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lo persone l is a view in inbodying enlarged def'nil liorzontel 245. by line and connect the upper anni lower chords', and a corner angle post tension member 7 connects the reepective ends of sald chords.

y Member 4 may, as illustrated, be a relatively wiee, fiatplzile fixed to the steel sheathing 'ie ein' along the line of the meetmg edges oi' or' mvo pluie-S of such sheathing, and said member may if desired be flanged or otherwise sillened against buckling. Member J is be Seme in form and arrangementexa cept 'ilmiit is narrower or otherwise formed of less capacity iban tension member 4 t0 a proportionate to the difference in mss to be borne by member 5. Member Ay be the seme in form as 4 and 5 bn einced in size oberwise reduced infproportional-ely to the resin/@tion in Y. s ie which it is subjected, but, preferi); or convenience, member' (S is provided intnrned fiange 6 for forming n 'for the side door of the car. The e peinel of support adjacent 'the ive end of the cer is spaced ont4 Jfrom the tension member 4, and a @nel compression member engages the l 2 adjacent the upper end of tension fr 4V and chord. l immediately above or reni the poiny of support 8, the comior member i) being of maximum il; and. e similarly disposed diagonal Jn n'ieinber i0 engages the chord :nin ilie upper end of tension member *he chord l adjacent the lower member fi, the compr en diminished in calmi-ity geel, io con'ipression member l) pro- '.d o be diminution in the degree 'larly disposed diagonal 1l engages the chord n', he dpi -r end ofrension member with the c lord l :it tbe lower' ol ioision member 5, and compression 'il diminished in capacity proio -lie diminution in the finirod for carrying the reducedA e einmnn oi loud wiili respect on meml'ier l0. in conniniing eirried by the several stress i` found that e substantially l zone ex'sls from the chord l to the n :i veriral line above the point of and licence ii is nnnece ry lo proesa member along llns line. e of construction and for adding' i I d iy of the steel sheathing, the ierdiz qa Vas G. A cai` structure comprising upper and lower chords a plurality of alined sheathing plates arranged with juxtaposed'edges, a plurality of splice plates adapted to connect said edges, and a reinforcing member connected t'o one of saidcliords by one of said splice plates and to t'te other of said chords by another of said splice plates.

7. A car structure, lower chords, a plurality of alined sheathing plates arranged with juxtaposed edges, a plurality -of splice plates adapted .to connect said edges, and a reinforcing member connected to one of said chords by one end of one of said splice lates and to the ot-her of said chords by a relatively opposite end of another of said splice plates. l

8. A car structure, comprising upper and lower chords, a plurality of alined sheathing plates arranged with juxtaposed edges, a member fixed to the inner sides of said juxtaposed edges adapted for connecting said edges, a member fixed to the outer side of said juxtaposed edges adapted for connecting said edges, and a reinforcing member extending from one of said chords to the other, one of said plate connecting members beingadapted to connect said reinforcing member to one of said chords.

t). A car structure, comprising upper and lower chords, a plurality of alined sheathing plates arranged with juxtaposed edges, a splice plate adapted to connect said edges, and a reinforcing member connected to one of said chords by one end of said splice plate and another reinforcing member connected to the other of said chords by the opposite end of said splice plate.

10. A car structure, comprlsing upper and lower chords, a plurality of alined sheathing plates arranged with juxtaposed edges, a member fixed to the inner sides of said juxtaposed edges adapted fo'r connecting said edges, a member fixed to the outer sides ot' said juxtaposed edges adapted for con-` necting said edges, and a reinforcing member extending from one of said chords'to the other, said outer plate connecting member being adapted ,to connect said reinforcing member to one of said chords.

11. A car structure, comprising u per and lower chords, a plurality of alined s eathing plates arranged with juxtaposed edges, members fixed to the inner sides of said juxtaposed edges ada ted for'connecting said edges, members xed to the outer sides of said juxtaposed edges adapted for connecting said edges, and areinforcing members extending from one of said chords to theother, one of said plate connecting meinbcrs being adapted to connect said reinforcing member to one of said chords and another of said, plate connecting membersl beingv ladapted to connect said reinforcing member to the other of said chords.

comprising upper and 12. A car structure, comprising upper and lower chords, a plurality of alined sheathing plates arranged with juxtaposed edges, members fixed to the inner sides of said juxtaposed edges adapted for connecting said edges, members fixed to the outer sides of said juxtaposed edges adapted for connecting said edges and a reinforcing member extending, from one of said chords to the other, one of said outer plate connecting members being adapted to connect said reinforcing member to one of said chords and another of said plate connecting members being adapted to connect said reinforcing member to the other of said chords.

13. A car structure, comprising upper and lower chords, a plurality of alined sheathing plates arranged with juxtaposed edges, members fixed to the inner sides of said juxtaposed edges ada ted for connecting said edges, members xed to the outer sides of said juxtaposed edges adapted for connecting said edges, and a reinforcing member extending from one of said chords to the other, one of said outer plate connecting members being adapted to connect said reinforcing member to one of said chords and another of said outer plate connecting members being adapted to connect said reinforcing member to the other of said ehor'ls.

14.' A car structure, comprising upper and lower chords, a plurality of alined sheathing plates arranged with juxtaposed edges, and a plurality of splice plates adapted to connect said edges, said splice plates serving as stress sustaining members and veach of said splice plates being of a different stress sustaining capacity proportionate to the variant stresses to be sustained.

15. A car structure, comprising upper and lower chords, a plurality of alined sheathing plates arranged with juxtaposed edges, a plurality of splice plates adapted to con- `neet said edgesa plurality of stress sustaining members intermediate said splice plates, said' splice plates serving as stress sustaining members and each of said splice plates being of a different stress sustaining capacity proportionate to the variant stresses to be sustained.

16. A car structure, comprisingu per and lower chords, a plurality of alined s leathing plates arranged with juxtaposed edges, a plurality of splice plates adapted to connec said edges, and a plurality of stress sustainin members intermediate said splice plates, said splice plates serving as stress sustaining Inembers and all of said stress sustaining membersbeing of different stress sustaining capacities proportionate to the variant stresses to be sustained.

17. In a car structure, the combination of a side connecting member, a side plate, a metallic sheathing `connecting said plate and side connecting. member and comprising 

